From I.K Dairo’s refreshing contribution, to King Sunny Ade and Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey, the legendary ying-yang of Juju music, Dami Ajayi traces the evolution of a genre which spanned the oil ...

Jùjú music traces its roots to the traditional, mostly drum based music of the Yoruba, one of Nigeria’s largest ethnic groups. Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey and King Sunny Ade began playing the music ...

Veteran juju musician, Wale Thompson, has said that teaching juju, afrobeat, and highlife in schools will help preserve Nigeria’s cultural heritage and give young musicians a strong foundation. In an ...

The Good Good Juju Festival didn’t unfold like a typical concert—it felt more like stepping into a temporary world carefully ...

Growing up in segregated Richmond, Virginia, the first creative love of James Branch's life was chemistry. Which seems fitting enough given all the musical compounds he would later contrive. As a ...

However, the name and character, Baba Sala, will no doubt continue to ring bells in the minds of many Nigerians years after the death of Nigeria’s earliest comedian, filmmaker and musician. Baba Sala, ...

Celebrated Nigerian juju musician Yekini Kolawole Ajao, widely known as Y.K. Ajao, has died, leaving a void in the heart of Nigerian traditional music and triggering an outpouring of grief from ...

HISTORY OF JUJU MUSIC : A HISTORY OF AN AFRICAN POPULAR MUSIC FROM NIGERIA T AJAYI THOMAS ILLUSTRATED THOMAS ORGANIZATIONSHADE LABELFISHER MUSIC ...

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has expressed deep sorrow over the death of renowned juju musician Yekini Ajao, describing him as a close friend and a towering figure in Nigeria’s music industry.